God has a plan for me. It’s a little bump in the road, but I’ll be good." - Corey Cooper

Corey Cooper, the Class of 2013 wide receiver recruit who will not enroll this fall, instead will attend Jireh Prep near Charlotte, he told the Post-Standard on Monday.

Cooper said his delayed enrollment did not come as a surprise to the Syracuse coaching staff. He said offensive coordinator George McDonald visited him about a month ago and outlined several options, including Jireh Prep, in the event he did not meet academic qualifications required to attend Syracuse this fall.

He said he still plans on attending Syracuse in January.

"God has a plan for me," Cooper said. "It's a little bump in the road, but I'll be good. I'll be good. Just go to Jireh for four, five months and get stronger, bigger and smarter."

Cooper, 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, said he enrolls on July 19 and will play football this fall. The three-star prospect from Raleigh, N.C. told the Post-Standard last week that he did not qualify academically for Syracuse.

"(The coaches) were disappointed but at the same time I'm gonna be there in January," Cooper said. "They just told me to keep my head up. A lot of people go to prep school and be successful."